INS
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Immigration and Naturalization Service.
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International News Service, a news-gathering agency: merged in 1958 with United Press to form United Press International.
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inches.
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Chiefly British. inscribed.
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inspector.
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insulated.
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insurance.
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Example Sentences
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A highlight was the INS Kursura, a Soviet-built, 300-foot submarine commissioned by the Indian Navy in 1969 that had been transformed into a museum ship.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
In China, Tomorrowland has partnered with entertainment companies Hero Esports and INS Land, and was supported by local authorities keen to burnish the city's international hub credentials.
From Barron's • Nov. 23, 2025
Perkins and her administrative secretary, Frances Jerkowitz, corresponded with Edward J. Shaughnessy, deputy commissioner of the INS, who previously worked beside them at Labor but was now on the Justice Department payroll.
From Slate • Jan. 26, 2025
The INS reported that apprehending about 1.1 million people, while other estimates suggest that as many as 1.5 million people were deported.
From Salon • Sep. 21, 2024
Another is a blind man who says he once worked at the INS.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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